Wisdom

Wisdom

This Rumi poem turns to a woman diving into the sea:

بگفتم پیر را بالله تویی اسرار گفت ٱری

منم دریای پرگوهربدریابارجوییدش 

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I asked the moon:

Show me the pearl of wisdom

The moon gestured towards the sea:

Go ahead and dive in deep!

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*In this translation, the moon is symbol of the witness, the inner wisdom.  In the original text, it is “pir” (guru)

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